| 2013 UCI World Tour, race 7 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | March 24, 2013 (2013-03-24) | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 183.4 km (114.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 29' 10" | ||||||||||||
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The2013 Gent–Wevelgem was the 75th running of theGent–Wevelgem single-day cycling race. It was held on 24 March 2013 over a distance of 183.4 kilometres (114.0 miles) and was the seventh race of the2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was originally scheduled to be over a distance of 238 kilometres (147.9 miles), but due to snow, the race start was moved fromDeinze toGistel.[1]
The race was won by Slovakia'sPeter Sagan of theCannondale team, after making a solo attack with 4 km (2.5 mi) remaining, and ultimately held on to win the race by 23 seconds ahead of a group of nine riders.[2] Second place went to SlovenianBorut Božič, riding for theAstana team,[3] whileGreg Van Avermaet was the highest-finishing Belgian rider, completing the podium for theBMC Racing Team.[4]
As Gent–Wevelgem was a UCI World Tour event, allUCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, eighteen ProTeams were invited to the race, with six other squads given wildcard places, and as such, would have formed the event's 24-team peloton.Team Katusha subsequently regained their ProTour status after an appeal to theCourt of Arbitration for Sport.[5][6] With Team Katusha not originally invited to the race, race organisers announced their inclusion to the race, bringing the total number of teams competing to twenty-five. Each of the 25 teams were allowed to enter eight riders to the race, making up a maximum starting peloton of 200 riders.
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[7]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 |  Peter Sagan (SVK) | Cannondale | 4h 29' 10" |
| 2 |  Borut Božič (SLO) | Astana | + 23" |
| 3 |  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 23" |
| 4 |  Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | IAM Cycling | + 23" |
| 5 |  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 23" |
| 6 |  Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) | FDJ | + 23" |
| 7 |  Bernhard Eisel (AUT) | Team Sky | + 23" |
| 8 | Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 24" |
| 9 |  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 24" |
| 10 |  Andrey Amador (CRC) | Movistar Team | + 24" |